Bill Text: FL S1008 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Great American Realtor Days
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-22 - Adopted [S1008 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1008-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 (NP) SR 1008
By Senator Passidomo
28-00809B-20 20201008__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution designating February 3-5, 2020, as “Great
3 American Realtor Days” in Florida.
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5 WHEREAS, Florida Realtors is the largest trade association
6 in this state with more than 187,000 members and more than
7 23,000 member firms, and
8 WHEREAS, 2020 marks the 50th observance of Great American
9 Realtor Days in Tallahassee, and
10 WHEREAS, Florida Realtors helped more than 400,000 people
11 achieve the dream of homeownership in Florida last year, and
12 WHEREAS, only members of Florida Realtors pledge compliance
13 with the strict Realtor Code of Ethics, a promise of honest and
14 ethical business practices for their clients and customers based
15 on professionalism and protection of the public, and
16 WHEREAS, real estate represents 21.9 percent of Florida’s
17 gross state product, and
18 WHEREAS, the total impact of the real estate industry on
19 the economy of Florida is $227 billion annually, NOW, THEREFORE,
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21 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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23 That February 3-5, 2020, is designated as “Great American
24 Realtor Days” in Florida in recognition of the outstanding
25 services realtors provide to residents and visitors of the state
26 and the critical contribution they make to the state economy.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
28 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Barry Grooms,
29 2020 President of Florida Realtors, as a tangible token of the
30 sentiments of the Florida Senate.
